Why I Got Rid Of Two Of My Favourite Guitars 

It might be worth adding a page onto your website for sales. It could save you the ebay fees

I know exactly what you mean about "when the doubt sets in" - that's it. You've did a great job of adapting and evolving your playing around this hurdle, and found out what works better for you now very quickly too - Good on ya! Cheers for the shout out - so glad you're (still 😜) loving your Jet 😅👍

This rings so true, I have torn the ligaments in my right hand wrist lifting a heavy vice off the floor awkwardly, plus injured my left thumb opening a jar lid. I am having to re learn playing the guitar and it’s literally painful. Not having a thumb to wrap around the fret board is a nightmare so I totally know where you are coming from.

the problem is when you sell a guitar to raise some funds but then wish you kept it

I always imagined if Blondie II might have been a rebound from Blondie I, and ultimately rebounds must end. But I admit, the S2 going did surprise me. My experience with PRS (owned 3 so far) is that I love them to bits up until I don't, the infatuation ends and I'm left to consider that the idea of the PRS is better than the experience. I've had various Fenders and I currently own a Lead II for that Strat tone when I crave it. But I seem to mainly jibe with Gibson, I have several currently and they all get played. Only Gibson I ever sold was a "Norlin Boat Anchor" 1975 LP Custom Cherry Sunburst I dearly loved that a luthier damaged and I sold it back to the original owner, his cousin, for more or less what I paid, $700!

If you've ever been the singer AND guitarist in a band, the volume knob is a great asset. Glad you demonstrated that on the Benton.

Happy Easter John! Very brave decisions, but I'm sure that they are the right ones for you!

What a versatile PRS!🎸👍

As soon as you told us you had spent all that money on the Jet, I just knew you would sell the Harley!😮

I hope you dont live to regret some of your sale choices John, I am in the process of selling a couple of guitars and some camera gear to fund the purchase of a new camera system and its very hard to see old friends go.

I bought a 2004 American standard Telecaster HH in 2012 for about £550, I'd seen them in an old Fender catalogue, and I thought that was something I'd like to own. Then one turned up for sale, I think it was from Cornwall? So I snapped it up. I had the pickups replaced with Seymour Duncan P-rails, and the pots are both push-pull, so I can get four different sounds out of one pickup. I had it refretted at Crimson guitars with stainless steel frets, and it's just a monster of a guitar.

There’s the doubt and sell stage…..then there’s the future regret stage John, when you see another PRS S2 and remember the good times 😂

PRS guitars are an enigma to me. Great build quality, tuning stability, versatility, etc. But they just end up sounding and feeling a bit generic to me. Some of that could be addressed I’m sure with a pickup change but they also aren’t cheap, which makes the prospect of spending another $200 or &300 for a different sound a bit daunting. As you found, John, if I didn’t play mine (and I’ve owned several) for a while, when I’d pick it up again my reaction was always “meh,” whereas if I didn’t play my American Tele for a while, my reaction upon returning to it has always been “why the hell don’t I play this guitar every day?”

We don't have fish and chip shops here in Slovenia and I could murder a good Edinburgh steak pie supper! Guitar-wise I can't see me ever selling my Strat - it fits my hand so perfectly and the neck feels gorgeous. As for the Sire H7 it's pretty unlikely but maybe just possible if I found a 335 with a neck as smooth and comfortable as the Strat's. Asking a lot though. Now that I'm more mobile after the auto-immune disease that wasted my leg muscles for 2 years, I may venture into Ljubljana and see what else is available - I'd like to find out if there's any modern Les Pauls that feel ok to me. 40 years ago I tried a bandmate's goldtop and it felt awful - a heavy lump with a disembodied neck that just didn't feel connected. If they still feel bad then I'll look for something else humbuckery. If I was in the UK I might look at a PRS but no-one imports them here.

ahhhh the revolving door of guitardom. i think we all sort of understand how that goes, but still it was an interesting video. i have more (nice) guitars than i've ever had before, and there are times when i consider "thinning the herd". so far, i can't bring myself to let go of any of them. also when you said "robson towers" i immediately thought of basil fawlty. that was a great show.

What's your favourite guitar? .....The next one!

you can tell those videos were old because they were still in black and white.

Good video. I never get sentimental about guitars. They are tools to get a job done and when I find a better tool the old one goes. I don't see a need for hoarding guitars, plus someone out there might like it and play it more than I would. We all have different tastes in what we like and what feels good in the hands. I generally always have a Les Paul, Strat, and Tele around and I also love the Ibanez RG-652FX (fixed bridge - awesome neck profile for my taste - love that flat (17") radius). Also for an acoustic I've got a Yamaha FS5 that sounded much better than any other acoustic that I've played in a long time. Cheers P.S. just picked up a 1979 Marshall 2204 JMP head from the UK. It sounds as good as I remember. Hadn't had a Marshall in quite a few years. There's an advantage to living in the country! ;-)

Nobody needs more than one guitar, I mean Telecaster.🤪

Telecasters are the Land Rovers of the guitar world.

Hey John! How about some of the other guitars on your wall (or elsewhere in your procession) that you still have, that we tend not to see too much, that could also be surplus to requirements? Perhaps a video on why they're still around and not being passed on like the HB and PRS? 🎸🎸🙂🙂

The Harley Benton guitars are (if the qc is ok and you get a good one) good guitars but kinda feel a bit one dimensional even with pickup upgrade. I'd sell mine in a heartbeat as i just feel a bit meh its ok. But id have to spend money buying some pickups so i can keep the p rails i put in the fusion ii

You’re a better man than me GUNGA DIN! I can’t seem to part with some of mine. It’s a sickness!! I’ve not run outta room Mate. 32 guitars and I do have a couple that I really don’t gig with. HELP!! Cheers Dallas

Conversely John because of your hand damage which guitar is more “forgiving” for what of a better word

Your PRS was the one that sounded the best to me.

You found a PRS without those overly ornate bird linlays.

Hiya john...Have you ever owned an s.g?

What happened to the Gordon Smith GS1.5?

I’ve been craving a large batted sausage and chips for years 🍺👍

I have no interest in anything Fender. Gibson SG’s are the tools of choice here.

Out with the old, in with the new.if it eren't taxtime, I'd be all over used Exit 22s Godin- like a Nashville tele with bridge humbucker and 2 single coils. Le sigh.I may have to part with a couple Harley Bentons....

Any guitarist worth his salt knows it ain't the guitar. It's a beginner/intermediate issue. Not a journeyman's problem.

When my better half asks me why I need so many guitars I tell her that not only are they stunning wall art for my home office but also a much better investment than drinking or gambling. Not sure she is overly convinced though……… 😂

H/B.....double Humbuckers! Sweet 🍭 🎸👍

Five Telecasters and two Revstars.

The revolving door of guitars coming and going continues until................... the end of time !! 😛

25sec ad??? seriously YT? the easiest way to make people dump your services

If you want to sell your Harley Benton´s , I will buy them !

Yeah but, tortoiseshell 😢

Have you learnt nothing from the Gordon Smith incident, man?

Thank you for the video, John. I am removing my comment because it aged badly.

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The fanboy wore off the PRS.

Aye like woman😂

What’s going on. Is there a GAS vaccine out there?

Personally I think it's the only decent sounding guitar you had.

One day I feel like playing one guitar & another day a different one electric or acoustic